Falcons brush aside GamerLegion in Melbourne

Falcons did not even have to break a sweat as GamerLegion wilted under the lights of the arena.

Falcons have secured their spot in the semi-finals of IEM Melbourne thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over GamerLegion, earning their victory thanks to wins on Train (13-3) and Nuke (13-4).

GamerLegion opted for an interesting veto gamble in picking Train, but it was a gamble that did not pay off. A poor T side gave GamerLegion a mountain to climb, and it was a climb they could not manage after Falcons won the second half pistol.

A CT pistol victory gave GamerLegion a chance to start strong on Nuke, but Falcons took complete control once guns came up, manipulating and then exploiting GamerLegion's rotations with absurd ease, making for an easy conversion.

GamerLegion wilt under arena lights

Most of GamerLegion's lineup were playing their first-ever arena match, and that fact was very apparent in what they brought to the server.

They barely mustered a fight on the T side of their own map pick, which set the tone for the rest of the series. Falcons hit harder, played smarter, and were deserving winners in the series.

Falcons up and running with m0NESY

Finally, Falcons are starting to shape themselves into a potent force at the top of the CS world.

Ilya "⁠m0NESY⁠" Osipov topped the scoreboards today but him, René "⁠TeSeS⁠" Madsen and Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač all had shining moments and formed a powerful firepower trio. If Falcons continue their current ramp up, they will be a dangerous opponent for any team.

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Nuke
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 GamerLegion K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
19 - 25 -0.73% 68.9 66.7% 0.81
18 - 23 -2.58% 69.8 57.6% 0.74
16 - 25 -6.07% 65.3 63.6% 0.69
14 - 27 -5.53% 52.5 54.5% 0.56
14 - 27 -8.26% 49.0 42.4% 0.52
 Falcons K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
30 - 15 +6.72% 86.9 81.8% 1.55
26 - 15 +3.74% 83.3 81.8% 1.41
27 - 17 +5.14% 84.7 78.8% 1.39
22 - 15 +3.95% 66.1 81.8% 1.24
20 - 21 +3.23% 77.0 72.7% 1.12
Denmark René 'TeSeS' Madsen
René 'TeSeS' Madsen
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
1345
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.67
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
2090
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.66
Russia Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov
Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.20
Maps played:
706
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.59
#1
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torzsi | 
Hungary ArcadeX
GGWP
2025-04-25 10:50
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Falcons 3-1 Mongolz final
2025-04-25 10:51
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Honduras tIdr
mayonesi
2025-04-25 10:50
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Bromance wins again
2025-04-25 10:50
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love can conquer everything
2025-04-25 10:52
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#5
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Sweden Mr_Vista
SAD
2025-04-25 10:51
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solid
2025-04-25 10:52
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magisk aka "the best anchor in the world" needs to go no need superstar replacement just +b1t will be sufficient
2025-04-25 10:59
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#18
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Poland Astoner55
b1t is probably the best anchor in the world right now in full honesty so it would be, by all means, a superstar replacement
2025-04-25 11:47
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uhhh its a sarcasm about fcons superstar shopping spree in every esports... its not a joke anymore now that i explained it
2025-04-25 12:24
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Zont1x is better
2025-04-25 12:34
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#23
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Poland Astoner55
Zont1x has a slightly higher floor and a much lower ceiling, b1t better 7 out of 10 games tbh
2025-04-25 12:39
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Were talking in terms of role playing here, in which zont1x is way more versatile.
2025-04-25 12:41
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#25
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Poland Astoner55
Their versatility is pretty much equal to the unbiased eye, lol. As I said, maybe zont1x's floor is a little bit higher and he is a little bit more consistent in his roles. But all that goes away when b1t often has maps where he takes over the whole map by himself, meanwhile zont1x rarely does anything like that.
2025-04-25 12:44
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zont1x doesn't need to have lifegames - donk and sh1ro provide enough firepower
2025-04-25 12:46
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#28
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Poland Astoner55
I agree, he doesn't need to be flashy, he has enough starpower on the team already with him. I'm just saying b1t is a better player than him, in positioning, decision-making and aim. Zont1x is more consistent though
2025-04-25 13:14
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Romania shinodabsk
bench magisk and put degster back on starting 5, as a rifle/2nd awp? or do i need meds?
2025-04-25 10:59
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Meds for sure, magisk can be replaced, but having degster as an anchor which is inown to have bad positioning and gets away just cuz of his aim is not suitable for this role at all
2025-04-25 11:15
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you need intravenous medicaments. Degster is a loose cannon, a yolo player, I doubt he can stand still as an anchor. Also there's an economy issue for what you've said, in MR12 secondary awp is almost a dying art. Astralis tried that a lot with Cadian so their economy suffered severely, you could argue it's because Cadian is terrible and doesn't really do much with an awp but I do not think it's sustainable to do it. Avoiding the economy reset is quite important these days on CT side, secondary awp causes it that much faster.
2025-04-25 13:09
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FaZe died so GL could get 7 rounds in 2 maps, incredible work fraudky
2025-04-25 11:05
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Poland exaylo
flag + flair
2025-04-25 11:14
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dont worry, faze wouldve gotten less
2025-04-25 11:19
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Nahhh faze would have been one insane choke( 12-2 or something) and quadruple OT to lose the their map pick.
2025-04-25 15:49
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Faze died for this?
2025-04-25 11:33
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gg
2025-04-25 11:55
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GG
2025-04-25 14:08
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arenasy EZ
2025-04-25 23:38
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Algeria SilverQuick
Respect for GL run though and the good CS they provide.
2025-04-26 05:37
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